Biofilm Formation In Vitro and Virulence In Vivo of Mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae
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- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 72 (8), 4888-4890
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.72.8.4888-4890.2004
Abstract
One of the early stages of Klebsiella pneumoniae airway infections may involve biofilm formation. Bacterial biofilm formation is frequently investigated using in vitro techniques that facilitate identification and analysis of individual genes. We investigated the correlation between K. pneumoniae biofilm formation in vitro and ability to cause infection in vivo following construction of a bank of mini-Tn 5 mutants.Keywords
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